Category Archives: Local News
NEWS: Providence Police find decomposed body in a barrel
WPRO News and the Associated Press Providence police have found a decomposed body in a barrel. Police say they were called to Leander Street on Sunday afternoon. The human remains were located inside ...
Sep 08, 2014
NEWS: More than a dozen arrests made at RI college party
File photo WPRO News and the Associated Press More than a dozen arrests have been made for public drinking, underage drinking, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest after thousands of college-age re...
Sep 08, 2014
NEWS: Number of fatal overdoses up to 142 in RI in 2014
File photo WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – The number of fatal overdoses from heroin and prescription drugs in Rhode Island has climbed to 142 this year. The Providenc...
Sep 04, 2014
NEWS: Missing 14-year-old West Warwick Teenager found
Photo courtesy of the West Warwick PD By Sam Wroblewski WPRO News West Warwick Police have confirmed Khia Lake, the 14-year-old who went missing late August, has been found. Police say she was found s...
Sep 04, 2014
NEWS: Judge weighing whether Mollis abused judiciary
File photo WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – A state judge is looking into allegations that Secretary of State Ralph Mollis abused the judiciary by stalling a hearing in...
Sep 04, 2014
The Hummel Report — A Delicate Balance
Aquaculture is a $4 million a year industry in Rhode Island that has seen tremendous growth over the past several years. But some who live near a proposed oyster farm in Narragansett say it would be l...
Sep 04, 2014
NEWS: Senator Whitehouse says ISIS strategy on track
By Sam Wroblewski, reporting by Steve Klamkin WPRO News Senator Sheldon Whitehouse said Wednesday the Obama Administration is already moving forward on a strategy to pursue the militant Islamic group ...
Sep 03, 2014
NEWS: Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel visits RI
Photo by Steve Klamkin, WPRO News By Sam Wroblewski, reporting by Steve Klamkin WPRO News Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel visited Newport Wednesday to speak to local members of the defense industry a...
Sep 03, 2014
NEWS: Police: Man charged in kidnapping of cheerleader
File photo WPRO News and the Associated Press A Pawtucket man has been charged with kidnapping and attempting to sexually assault a high school cheerleader last month. According to police, 24-year-old...
Sep 03, 2014
NEWS: Providence Journal publisher announces retirement
File Photo WPRO News and Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – The publisher of The Providence Journal has announced he will retire as the paper is sold. The Journal reported Friday th...
Aug 29, 2014
